I'm practicing the effect "The Hole Trick" by Christophe Fouquet descriped in the July issue of Magicana, because I loved it the first time I saw it.

While the description in Genii and the performance in the video is really good, I have a very hard time to understand what Christophe says during his performance. Since it seems to be vital for his timing, I want to understand that part better.

Especially the part after he shows the second card he says something while he points on the "three remaining slots" on the table with his right hand (at the same time he drops the second card on his table with his left hand). The sequence begins at 7:28 in the video. Does anyone understand what he says there?

The same thing with the the third card, right before he drops it on the table. He seems to ask his audience something I can't understand. (7:37-7:39 in the video)

One additional tip on this.In the description, Andi states to color the black holes on the cards.I found that coloring a piece of paper and gluing it on the card provides a better illusion.It all depends on the mat you are using.

Also,,,,,

At the end of the trick, all the cards are face up. To clean up, slide one real one card on top of a fake one. Repeat for the other pair.Then push the 2 pairs together making sure one real whole card makes it to the top.This is a good convincer. Everything looks as it should. You can then cover the 'whole' and pocket the cards.You fool yourself really during the clean up.